Japanese brutal slam
grind purveyors Blunt Force Trauma unleash their debut
full length album after a couple demos and a split album. Out of
the ashes of another band titled Jenovavirus, who
released a highly regarded demo, disbanded and the three members
formed Blunt Force Trauma. Not to be confused with the
American counterparts adopting the same name, this is a Japanese
three piece slam/grind outfit. Blunt Force Trauma caught
my eye or "ear" immediately with their punchy groove-ladened
style of slammy grind with mouth watering breakdowns and
creative chops.

Many similarities to Dying Fetus have been mentioned and
that the band has opted for replacing the original sound and
style which made their previous band Jenovavirus so well
known and liked and take a backseat to a Dying Fetus
clone of technical slam death. Dying Fetus are a monster
of a technical death metal band, no doubt, but sayingBlunt Force Trauma are a clone is like saying every brutal death
metal band that sings about gore is a Cannibal Corpse
clone -- it's nonsense.

Vengeance For Nothing opens with a groove punch of a get
up and fuck instrumental Intro to get the blood flowing
before smashing into A Terror With Armed Intervention.
The album is definitely a beginning to end listening experience
but given time constraints, if I had to pick some eye openers
off the disc, I would go with the title track Vengeance For
Nothing and the John Rambo inspired song, titled,
Live For Nothing Or Die For Something. Other special
mentions are Forgotten Absolutely and Blackboard
Jungle. There are no weak tracks but that speed tempo change
in Live For Nothing Or Die For Something is remarkable.

Vengeance For Nothing a chugging bulldozer of grind. The
sound of the drums is very thick and they kick into mid paced
blast beats, but nothing lightening fast, just the mid pounding
tempo, except for that tease in the intro of Inconsistency
Politics when it blasts freely and then slows. The groovy
breakdowns and tempo changes are key in this album -- very
catchy and addictive -- it never gets dull and holds interest.
The vocals are switched up with a couple of different styles,
ranging from a more fuzzy guttural style, to a higher pitched
ear scorching scream. It's cool because usually the gurgle vox
is key during the slower slam break downs and the higher vocal
style is used when the music speeds up.

This Japanese three piece are a wrecking crew on this release.
It's a very well put together album and memorable. For a debut
CD its like the guys have numerous albums under their belt and
are holding their own with more established bands. If you're
into mid tempo slam/grind type stuff, then Blunt Force Trauma
deliver the poison effectively and relentlessly. You can't even
hear an accent on those vocals, LOL!!!! I couldn't find a
working page for Macabre Mementos Records. They are on Facebook
(here) but it seems their Facebook page hasn't been updated in quite
some time. Blunt Force Trauma can also be found on
Facebook (here). If you want to order the CD,
Sevared Records has it, because it's worth checking out.